Interlace knots
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KNOTWORK IS A THING! sole focus: interlace under-over weave patterns across eons, origins, styles, methods, media, function, context, & meaning-making.. endless creativity, sometimes theology cosmology text commentary connection intention - Brian Dench
INTERLACE INITIAL Quattuor Evangelia - Brown-red braided knotwork initial, Northeastern France ca 850-875 Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg UER MS 10[2 f2r Public domain 1.0 nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:b...
March 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
INTERLACE INITIAL Quattuor Evangelia - Brown-red braided knotwork initial, Northeastern France ca 850-875 Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg UER MS 10[2 f2r Public domain 1.0 nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:b...
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Micrography in action
Bodleian Library MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.318r @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social
Bodleian Library MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.318r @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Micrography in action
Bodleian Library MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.318r @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social
Bodleian Library MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.318r @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social
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#interlaceincluded #beautifulbook. For years, I could stand alongside the Worms Bible and look over her shoulder while Aliza Mushlin-Cohen worked on her PhD dissertation on it, and I worked on mine on the 9th-century Royal Bible.
I think it's worth standing up to big books of their stature. Agree?
I think it's worth standing up to big books of their stature. Agree?
Job looking rather fed up, covered in sores, and being poked in the foot by a demon.
BL Harley 2803; the 'Worms Bible'; 12th century; Germany; f.288v
BL Harley 2803; the 'Worms Bible'; 12th century; Germany; f.288v
March 5, 2024 at 7:00 PM
#interlaceincluded #beautifulbook. For years, I could stand alongside the Worms Bible and look over her shoulder while Aliza Mushlin-Cohen worked on her PhD dissertation on it, and I worked on mine on the 9th-century Royal Bible.
I think it's worth standing up to big books of their stature. Agree?
I think it's worth standing up to big books of their stature. Agree?
HIBERNO-SAXON INTERLACE (Irish/post-Roman Great Britain) in Salzburg Austria ca 785-790 Gospel Book of St. Peter Cathedral Chapter Library; Cutbercht Evangeliar - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek [Austrian National Library] ÖNB Cod. 1224 view 155 von 423 digital.onb.ac.at/RepViewer/vi...
![HIBERNO-SAXON INTERLACE (Irish/post-Roman Great Britain) in Salzburg Austria ca 785-790 Gospel Book of St. Peter Cathedral Chapter Library; Cutbercht Evangeliar - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek [Austrian National Library] ÖNB Cod. 1224](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3y27knbjziuuv42dudjrj3s7/bafkreid4bbvhmfqnn7canf6vigcjuk6y3rlwcfllo5dzoedxsswbl5h4xq@jpeg)
![HIBERNO-SAXON INTERLACE (Irish/post-Roman Great Britain) in Salzburg Austria ca 785-790 Gospel Book of St. Peter Cathedral Chapter Library; Cutbercht Evangeliar - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek [Austrian National Library] ÖNB Cod. 1224](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3y27knbjziuuv42dudjrj3s7/bafkreign5p7pifiq6dhyhllcrludzzi3rkl63zmsnr2lx2wsnsfpmmx65q@jpeg)
![HIBERNO-SAXON INTERLACE (Irish/post-Roman Great Britain) in Salzburg Austria ca 785-790 Gospel Book of St. Peter Cathedral Chapter Library; Cutbercht Evangeliar - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek [Austrian National Library] ÖNB Cod. 1224](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3y27knbjziuuv42dudjrj3s7/bafkreiafua7w77sa7i3nr4odmcwxp72q34idsfznfjhuh325kqvs4y6pim@jpeg)
March 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
HIBERNO-SAXON INTERLACE (Irish/post-Roman Great Britain) in Salzburg Austria ca 785-790 Gospel Book of St. Peter Cathedral Chapter Library; Cutbercht Evangeliar - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek [Austrian National Library] ÖNB Cod. 1224 view 155 von 423 digital.onb.ac.at/RepViewer/vi...
INTERLACING TANGENTIAL LOOPS inlaid cosmatesque floor pavement at Santa Maria in Ara Coeli/Basilica of Saint Mary of the Altar in Heaven, Rome, Bufalini Chapel Wikimedia image by Peter1936F CC BY-SA 4.0 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Santa_M...
March 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
INTERLACING TANGENTIAL LOOPS inlaid cosmatesque floor pavement at Santa Maria in Ara Coeli/Basilica of Saint Mary of the Altar in Heaven, Rome, Bufalini Chapel Wikimedia image by Peter1936F CC BY-SA 4.0 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Santa_M...
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"The precursors of Nsibidi symbols are attested across the archeological record of Calabar, with the earliest traces of proto-Nsibidi glyphs appearing on pottery dated to the 6th-9th century CE"
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-nsibid...
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-nsibid...
January 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"The precursors of Nsibidi symbols are attested across the archeological record of Calabar, with the earliest traces of proto-Nsibidi glyphs appearing on pottery dated to the 6th-9th century CE"
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-nsibid...
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-nsibid...
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decorated façade and interior of traditional Asante buildings
early to mid-20th century.
Kumasi, Ghana
-Columbia University, N.Y.
early to mid-20th century.
Kumasi, Ghana
-Columbia University, N.Y.
February 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
decorated façade and interior of traditional Asante buildings
early to mid-20th century.
Kumasi, Ghana
-Columbia University, N.Y.
early to mid-20th century.
Kumasi, Ghana
-Columbia University, N.Y.
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“Swahili scribes adopted the use of the Ajami script to write their language with Arabic characters, providing the earliest inscriptions containing Bantu names/words/honorifics similar to those found in related languages”
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/on-the-his...
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/on-the-his...
March 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“Swahili scribes adopted the use of the Ajami script to write their language with Arabic characters, providing the earliest inscriptions containing Bantu names/words/honorifics similar to those found in related languages”
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/on-the-his...
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/on-the-his...
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Have I shared my wrapped rocks here yet? I love collecting the rocks and wrapping them in just about anything (yarn, twine, cord, leather, beads, ephemera) in about equal measure.
February 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Have I shared my wrapped rocks here yet? I love collecting the rocks and wrapping them in just about anything (yarn, twine, cord, leather, beads, ephemera) in about equal measure.
HUMAN FIGURES INTERWINING
February 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
HUMAN FIGURES INTERWINING
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March 30, 2024 at 6:33 PM
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Verba is the Word
I'm not sure what astonishes me more, the color palette, the unusual blend of motifs, or perhaps the casual stylistic insouciance in the midst of rigorous structure and symmetry?
Montpellier Bible
British Library, Harley ms 4772, f.209v.
@britishlibrary.bsky.social
I'm not sure what astonishes me more, the color palette, the unusual blend of motifs, or perhaps the casual stylistic insouciance in the midst of rigorous structure and symmetry?
Montpellier Bible
British Library, Harley ms 4772, f.209v.
@britishlibrary.bsky.social
December 21, 2024 at 4:26 AM
Verba is the Word
I'm not sure what astonishes me more, the color palette, the unusual blend of motifs, or perhaps the casual stylistic insouciance in the midst of rigorous structure and symmetry?
Montpellier Bible
British Library, Harley ms 4772, f.209v.
@britishlibrary.bsky.social
I'm not sure what astonishes me more, the color palette, the unusual blend of motifs, or perhaps the casual stylistic insouciance in the midst of rigorous structure and symmetry?
Montpellier Bible
British Library, Harley ms 4772, f.209v.
@britishlibrary.bsky.social
INTERLACING CAPITALS - Look up, way up! Reach for the heavens! Set your heart on the higher gifts: Surround the world with circles of peace, understanding, compassion, justice, & love… “Joy comes well in such a needy time” (Shakespeare - Romeo & Juliet III v 107)
¡Buenas tardes!
Relieve del Apóstol Santiago en la Iglesia de Santiago, en Turégano. Porta un libro con la inscripción que lo delata:
" IACOBVS APOSTOLVS "
Sin duda una de las joyas de la escultura románica de #Segovia y de toda #CastillaYLeon
Relieve del Apóstol Santiago en la Iglesia de Santiago, en Turégano. Porta un libro con la inscripción que lo delata:
" IACOBVS APOSTOLVS "
Sin duda una de las joyas de la escultura románica de #Segovia y de toda #CastillaYLeon
February 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
INTERLACING CAPITALS - Look up, way up! Reach for the heavens! Set your heart on the higher gifts: Surround the world with circles of peace, understanding, compassion, justice, & love… “Joy comes well in such a needy time” (Shakespeare - Romeo & Juliet III v 107)
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Solomon's Knot motif, five points where the strands perfectly curve around the single white centre tesserae. But, these single white Centre Tesserae act almost like 'ghost points' - they're essential to the pattern but don't really exist, like seeing daylight through windows in the design.
December 10, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Solomon's Knot motif, five points where the strands perfectly curve around the single white centre tesserae. But, these single white Centre Tesserae act almost like 'ghost points' - they're essential to the pattern but don't really exist, like seeing daylight through windows in the design.
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A 7thC gilt-bronze sword pommel was discovered by detectorist John Sutton at Melton, near Hull, East Yorkshire, #OTD in 1997. 📸East Riding Museums
November 12, 2024 at 7:42 AM
A 7thC gilt-bronze sword pommel was discovered by detectorist John Sutton at Melton, near Hull, East Yorkshire, #OTD in 1997. 📸East Riding Museums
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Day 8 - #ArtAdventCalendar - "Tools For The Journey #1" - Mixed media on altered topographical map with embedded found objects. 7"x6"x1"
As requested, this and other small work available from #GuardinoGallery Link in my profile.
As requested, this and other small work available from #GuardinoGallery Link in my profile.
December 8, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Day 8 - #ArtAdventCalendar - "Tools For The Journey #1" - Mixed media on altered topographical map with embedded found objects. 7"x6"x1"
As requested, this and other small work available from #GuardinoGallery Link in my profile.
As requested, this and other small work available from #GuardinoGallery Link in my profile.
IN PRINCIPIO JOYFUL RIOT of chaos & order psychological relevance of Gen 1/Jn 1 "human beings partake in the image of God insofar as they are capable of speaking forth good [habitable] order from chaos” JPeterson Evangiles de l'abbaye de Senones 1100 BnF Lat 9392 f124r gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b...
![IN PRINCIPIO JOYFUL RIOT of chaos & order psychological relevance of Gen 1/Jn 1 "human beings partake in the image of God insofar as they are capable of speaking forth good [habitable] order from chaos” JPeterson Evangiles de l'abbaye de Senones 1100 Bibliothèque nationale de France BnF Lat 9392 f 124r](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3y27knbjziuuv42dudjrj3s7/bafkreicf7vsyy4pvh5mwixm66gwvmmourtpcqjv7t5jnvr6nvk2ngsedbi@jpeg)
December 9, 2024 at 10:22 PM
IN PRINCIPIO JOYFUL RIOT of chaos & order psychological relevance of Gen 1/Jn 1 "human beings partake in the image of God insofar as they are capable of speaking forth good [habitable] order from chaos” JPeterson Evangiles de l'abbaye de Senones 1100 BnF Lat 9392 f124r gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b...
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I was struck by Lawrence Payne's comparison of the considerations affecting modern and ancient mosaicists and how similar many of them are - and, in particular, the virtues of hand-crafted items. More information here: romanmosaicworkshops.co.uk 4/5
📷Lawrence Payne
📷Lawrence Payne
December 9, 2024 at 3:22 PM
I was struck by Lawrence Payne's comparison of the considerations affecting modern and ancient mosaicists and how similar many of them are - and, in particular, the virtues of hand-crafted items. More information here: romanmosaicworkshops.co.uk 4/5
📷Lawrence Payne
📷Lawrence Payne
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Golden initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of John's Gospel
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 22311; Gospel Book; late 9th century - early 10th century; St. Gall; f.112r
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 22311; Gospel Book; late 9th century - early 10th century; St. Gall; f.112r
December 8, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Golden initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of John's Gospel
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 22311; Gospel Book; late 9th century - early 10th century; St. Gall; f.112r
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 22311; Gospel Book; late 9th century - early 10th century; St. Gall; f.112r
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A quick hello to my new followers.👋 I turn mathematical ideas into wearable art!💍I design #mathjewelry using computational software, bringing them to life through a 3D printing process (SLS nylon or lost-wax casting). Visit hanusadesign.com to see the full collection. #MathSky #mathart
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November 23, 2024 at 1:41 AM
A quick hello to my new followers.👋 I turn mathematical ideas into wearable art!💍I design #mathjewelry using computational software, bringing them to life through a 3D printing process (SLS nylon or lost-wax casting). Visit hanusadesign.com to see the full collection. #MathSky #mathart
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Gosforth: The 10th century ‘Fishing Stone’ has a quadruped entangled in interlace. Below that 2 figures in a boat with a baited line & sea creatures. It is thought to represent Thor fishing for the world serpent. At Ragnarök, Thor and the serpent will fight each other to death. #medieval #cumbria
December 8, 2024 at 3:32 PM
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Aren’t knots just one of those cool things you wish you could intuitively do? Taught myself this one from a tutorial and I love how it came out, plus I love that I’m a person who ties cool knots now.
November 22, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Aren’t knots just one of those cool things you wish you could intuitively do? Taught myself this one from a tutorial and I love how it came out, plus I love that I’m a person who ties cool knots now.
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Poetry Comics Month, Day 25
November 25, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Poetry Comics Month, Day 25
LINDISFARNE PRIORY interlacing cross-shaft fragment, ribbon animal w ear lappet extending into interlace 775-850 sandstone Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculpture Lindisfarne 01A Northumberland chacklepie.com/ascorpus/cat... Color image @ English Heritage: www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places...
December 9, 2024 at 7:12 PM
LINDISFARNE PRIORY interlacing cross-shaft fragment, ribbon animal w ear lappet extending into interlace 775-850 sandstone Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculpture Lindisfarne 01A Northumberland chacklepie.com/ascorpus/cat... Color image @ English Heritage: www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places...
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An early #medieval silver gilt bow fibula (brooch) found in a woman's grave in Lauchheim, dating around 600AD. Decorated with animal interlace, the foot ends in a stylized animal head.
Bow brooches were a common element of women’s dress in south-west Germany. They were worn in pairs,...🧵1/2
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Bow brooches were a common element of women’s dress in south-west Germany. They were worn in pairs,...🧵1/2
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November 30, 2024 at 8:04 AM
An early #medieval silver gilt bow fibula (brooch) found in a woman's grave in Lauchheim, dating around 600AD. Decorated with animal interlace, the foot ends in a stylized animal head.
Bow brooches were a common element of women’s dress in south-west Germany. They were worn in pairs,...🧵1/2
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Bow brooches were a common element of women’s dress in south-west Germany. They were worn in pairs,...🧵1/2
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